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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
500 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-211200-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
500 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL DISSIPATE BY MID-MORNING. SOME
LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A LARGE COMPLEX IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THESE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...AND A COUPLE TORNADOES ARE ANTICIPATED. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...AND AGAIN LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE AND MAY CAUSE FLOODING ISSUES DEPENDING ON WHERE THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

$$
TG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
437 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-211130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
437 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD
OF MINNESOTA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LIGHTNING...SMALL
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TODAY. A
FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE BRAINERD LAKES AND CASS LAKES VICINITY.


THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY FROM THE BRAINERD
LAKES TO THE ST CROIX VALLEY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCAL FLASH FLOODING.




.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY


SEVERAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR REMAINS
OVER THE NORTHLAND. AN INITIAL ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND
STORMS APPEARS LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA. THERE IS A RISK THAT SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. HEAVY RAINFALL
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK.

ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND IS STRONGLY URGED TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.



.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION APPEARS LIKELY AT SOME POINT IN THE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD.


$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
412 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-210915-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-
ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
412 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 /312 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS...ALTHOUGH TORNADIC
DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHWARD...PUSHING
A WARM FRONT NORTH ALONG WITH IT. THIS FEATURE WILL BE OVER THE
REGION DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS ON FRIDAY. RAPID SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...WITH ALL SEVERE THREATS POSSIBLE.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD...HOWEVER THE
THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BE PREPARED
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

$$

SERR

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
122 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

NDZ004-011-012-201100-
BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-
122 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FEW THUNDERSTORM COULD MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TOWARD DAYBREAK. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. FOR DETAILS GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. CLICK ON THE
RIVERS AND LAKES TAB NEAR THE TOP OF THE MAIN PAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
122 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

NDZ001>003-005-009-010-013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-
201100-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
122 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 /1222 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. OTHER
STORMS WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT...WITH A
THREAT OF LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

$$

KS/RP KINNEY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
858 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
201730-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
858 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...PRIMARILY ACROSS
MINNESOTA. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
FROM THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. ROUNDS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BOUTS OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING
AND RISES ON AREA RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT...BUT WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

BORGHOFF

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